Summer Recap & News
I think it’s time to dust off our good ‘ol blog and let everyone know what we’ve been up to & the plans for the rest of 2011.
We had a great summer. A ridiculously hot and humid summer, but a really good one. Our highlight was spending a couple days in Collingwood and touring Blue Mountain and beaching it at Wasaga.
The biggest reason why the blog was neglected? This little guy:
Yep, we’re adding another little dictator to the mix. It’s a boy, whose name is a secret until he arrives. My due date is October 11th. As I write this I’m sitting at 38 weeks pregnant and I was last told by my doctor that she might induce me in 2 days. WOOT WOOT! So yeah, I’m kinda late with the announcement but on the bright side it means you get to find out his name AND see pics really soon. Also stay tuned for his official newborn photos, which I have been planning since the second line came up on the test. Jake cut me off from Etsy a couple months ago so I can’t wait to debut the new props and hats I’ve been saving for our little guy.
With the usual discomforts associated with pregnancy and the humid temperatures, Bodh Photography took it easy this summer. However, we shot a wedding and an extended family session since you last heard from us. I will blog more about them this fall during my maternity leave, but here’s a little peek:
I am now officially on maternity leave until the new year. We will still be answering emails but please allow a couple days for a reply as newborns tend to be really time consuming creatures. I will start taking on sessions for January 2012 and beyond. Newborns can be booked anytime as we shoot indoors, and family sessions will resume for May 2012 once spring arrives.
For the rest of the fall we will be renovating our studio to install flooring, updating our website and creating some new packages and pricing. Expect a lot of baby related posts as my life will be revolving around a newborn and 21 month old.
Alicia – Guelph Maternity Photography
Alicia and I met while working in the retail industry. It’s amazing how you can look back on your first crappy minimum-wage paying job fondly just because of the awesome people you met and bonded with. I remember our first shift together. Myself and another coworker harassed her (in good fun of course) to say a dirty word over the walkie-talkies. She finally did and yelled that ridiculous phrase just as my coworker was cashing out a customer and the volume on his walkie-talkie was turned all the way up 
. Embarrassing for her? Probably. But I instantly appreciated her ability to joke around with us as the new employee. I remember the day I quit, and feeling just awful because I knew I would miss Alicia and all those other coworkers and our ability to turn the mundane into fun.
I was completely honoured to be asked by Alicia to do her maternity and newborn photos. Alicia is extremely outgoing, and also ridiculously stylish, so I knew this maternity session would be awesome. Nothing pleases me more than clients who take a proactive approach to planning their session and get just as excited as me about the possibilities. I took Alicia’s high-end fashion magazine ideas and blended them with our natural light portraits and voila, we ended up with some freaking awesome photos if I do say myself.
**A little disclaimer, a couple of the images could be considered a bit “risque” for some. There’s some partial nudity, and yes, I got Alicia’s permission to post them. Don’t look if you’re offended from seeing the underside of a boob 
Alicia was 37 weeks pregnant when these were taken, and rocked the heels AND the legs. WOWZA! I’m jealous.
Alicia, thank you so much for such a fun time! I hope these are exactly how you envisioned them. I also hope that overdue little man who’s camping out in your uterus decides to make his big debut soon. Like now, or even tomorrow. I can’t wait for his newborn session!